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My must have WordPress plugins
Even though it’s been the holiday season, work on Using WordPress hasn’t slowed down only a wee bit. Several of the initial chapters are now in the loving hands of my editors and I’m proceeding full steam ahead. Since crowd … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogging 101, Books, Business blogs, Cool tools, Featured, Internet Life, Multimedia blogs, Personal blogs, Portfolio blogs, Social Media, Using WordPress, Web 2.0, WordPress
Tagged Blogging, Blogging 101, Social Media, Web 2.0, WordPress 2.9, WordPress plugins, WordPress tips, WordPress.org
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Walking a line of publicity and privacy. Where do you stand?
Public or private. Tell the world, tell a few, tell no one. This is one aspect of social media that I constantly struggle with in my life. This evening Raul, Guacira Naves, and I were chatting about this very topic … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Internet Life, Social Media, Technology
Tagged privacy, public-private, Social Media, Technology
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Observe, Learn, Adapt, Flourish–All Publishing is at a turning point
I don’t buy terribly many books anymore, or magazines, and certainly not newspapers. A bit of an ironic statement from someone who’s first book comes out in January, but I don’t equate publishing with paper. I assume that my books … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Journalism, Create Your Own Blog, Daddy Wears Slippers to Work, Featured, Internet Life, RSS, Social Media, Technology, Using WordPress, Web 2.0
Tagged Citizen Journalism, ebook readers, ebooks, ePub, ereaders, journalism, publishing, RSS, Social Media, Technology, Untitled, Web 2.0, Writing
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Can Twitter Make It?
Sometimes, especially after this week’s Twitter DNS debacle—Internal Twitter Credentials Used in DNS Hack, Redirect-Twitter Email Security Blamed for Latest Hack—, I wonder if Twitter really has what it takes to make it in the long haul. It certainly took … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Internet Life, Lifestreaming, Social Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Lifestreaming, Social Media, startups, twitter, Web 2.0
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My teachers were right, outlines help, but maybe not how I was taught
Remember those days in high school when you were learning how to write term papers? My very well-meaning teachers tried to get us to use notecards and create outlines, anything to help us write better organized papers with the correct … Continue reading
WordPress 2.9 is out and this is solid update to upgrade to now
This afternoon WordPress 2.9 went from Release Candidate to just plain old released and, yeah this is a good one. I’ve been using 2.9 in it’s early beta incarnations for months now and have been quite happy with it. I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cool tools, Create Your Own Blog, Featured, Internet Life, Personal blogs, Photography, Podcasting, Portfolio blogs, Technology, Using WordPress, Web 2.0, WordPress
Tagged Blogging, Photography, Podcasting, Technology, Untitled, Web 2.0, WordPress 2.9, WordPress 3.0, WordPress tips, WordPress updates, WordPress.org
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TweetDeck ups the Twitter List ante for all Twitter apps
When Twitter added lists not only was there a race to build (and get on) lists, but Twitter clients to add support for them. Over the past few weeks I’ve watched Hootsuite, Nambu, and others add Twitter Lists support all … Continue reading
Posted in Cool tools, Featured, Internet Life, Lifestreaming, News and Info, Social Media, Web 2.0
Tagged Lifestreaming, Social Media, tweetdeck, Twitter clients, Twitter Lists, Web 2.0
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WordPress Isn’t The Best CMS
Yes, you read that correctly, WordPress isn’t the best CMS out there. WordPress is, however, the CMS I like best. My BCIT class on Thursday afternoons is one of those great groups of students that everyone should have the opportunity … Continue reading
What Does Your Social Media Footprint Tell Employers? The Facebook Test
This week I asked Chris Breikss of 6S Marketing to talk to my class about what he looks for in potential employees (and ostensibly interns as well). Beyond the standard resume and cover letter advice (check spelling and grammar), he … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Internet Life, Social Media
Tagged Facebook, privacy, Social Media
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Geeks Who Take Advantage of Non-techies Really Piss Me Off
I’ve known I’ve wanted to teach for over 20 years, ever since the beginning of my undergrad days. While I used to think of teaching as my “fall back” job, I know now that teaching is something that I must … Continue reading
All the extra tools bloggers need–WordCamp Victoria talk
It’s not hard to get blogging, regardless of what blog engine you use (though WordPress is the best IMHO), but there are tricks and tools that make life easier for you. At WordCamp Victoria I decided to distill and talk … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogging 101, Conferences & Speaking, Cool tools, Featured, Internet Life, RSS, Talks, Web 2.0, WordPress
Tagged Blogging, blogging tools, free apps, how to blog, RSS, RSS readers, Web 2.0, web-based apps
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